PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Bronze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vevrin Betlach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Betlach is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Higher Ground. Vevrin Betlach has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mr Bronze's chin.

Bronze
vs
Betlach

200 cm
28
165 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

176 cm
32
145 lbs
32 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Bronze!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vevrin Betlach!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Betlach thows a left - swing and a miss!

Bronze has Betlach up against the cage in a clinch.
Bronze lands a right hand that snaps the head of Betlach backwards.

Bronze pulls guard effortlessly.
Bronze controls Betlach momentarily but Betlach frees himself.
Bronze will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bronze keeping moving, preventing Betlach from controlling successfully.
Bronze looking to control.
Betlach passes Bronze's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bronze has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Betlach is working away from the top position though.

Bronze is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Betlach pulls his head out easily.
Bronze is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bronze pushes Betlach off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach tries to clinch there but Bronze circles away.
Betlach lands a head shot.
Betlach avoids the head kick by Bronze.
Bronze gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bronze scores with a head kick. Betlach tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bronze lands a slapping body shot.
Bronze takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bronze throws a head kick but Betlach moves out of range.
Vevrin Betlach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronze walks forward, straight into a front kick from Betlach.
Betlach connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bronze momentarily.
Bronze checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Betlach misses with a looping right.
Betlach throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronze takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Betlach misses with a low kick.
Betlach is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bronze.
Bronze avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bronze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Betlach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Betlach keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bronze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bronze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Betlach manages to avoid it.
Betlach moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Betlach tries to clinch there but Bronze circles away.
Bronze takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bronze scores with a hook.
Betlach misses with a combination
and Bronze counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach moves out of range of the body kick.
Betlach stalks Bronze and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bronze's face. Bronze staggers backwards, shaken.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Betlach.
Some bone on bone action there as Betlach checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bronze bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Betlach's head.
Bronze really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bronze ducks under a wild hook from Betlach.
Vevrin Betlach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bronze has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Betlach finds it's way round the side to connect with Bronze's head.
Betlach lands with a nice body punch.
Bronze tries to clinch up but Betlach circles away and keeps his distance.
Bronze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Betlach dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bronze. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by Betlach.
Betlach lands a nice shot to the body.
Betlach connects with a leg kick. Bronze looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Betlach does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronze blocks a head kick by Betlach.
Betlach has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bronze.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Betlach misses with a straight left.
Betlach's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Betlach duly obliges.

Bronze has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bronze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bronze drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Betlach gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bronze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bronze lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bronze wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Betlach working aggressively here.
Bronze scores with a shoulder strike.
Betlach misses with a body punch.
Betlach stalling in the clinch but Bronze improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vevrin Betlach dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Betlach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Betlach has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bronze effectively controlling the action here.
Betlach wants to get back to striking at distance but Bronze won't allow it.
Bronze lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Betlach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Bronze has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Betlach uses from the top position.
Bronze trying to control the position.

Bronze is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Betlach defends well.
Betlach trying to control the position from guard on top but Bronze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Betlach trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronze is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bronze keeping moving, preventing Betlach from controlling successfully.
Betlach looking to pass the guard.
Bronze is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vevrin Betlach.
A head kick by Bronze misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Bronze shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Betlach is trying to defend but Bronze finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bronze thows a huge punch but Betlach dodges it nicely.
Bronze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Betlach defending well though.
Betlach is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bronze's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bronze's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronze breaks Betlach's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bronze chips away with some ground and pound.

Bronze got a little sloppy there for a moment and Betlach has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bronze has managed to get both his arms back between Betlach's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Betlach wants to sweep here but Bronze controlling him for the moment.
Bronze postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bronze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Betlach swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Betlach preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bronze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronze pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Betlach is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Betlach avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Betlach looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bronze is one step ahead there.

Betlach is looking for a triangle but Bronze pushes his legs off easily.
Bronze lands a couple of digs.
Betlach preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bronze throws a big elbow that misses.
Mr Bronze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bronze postures up in Betlach's guard and throws a big left but Betlach blocks it.
Betlach trying to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronze chips away with some ground and pound.
Betlach trying to control the position.
Betlach throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bronze trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Betlach is trying to control the position from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bronze throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bronze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Betlach swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Bronze dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Betlach throws a low kick, looking for Bronze's leg but Bronze calmly moves out of range.
Bronze gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A good leg kick by Bronze.
Betlach tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bronze is able to avoid easily.
Betlach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronze was well out of range. Poor timing from Betlach.
Betlach throws a head kick that misses.
Bronze lands a head kick. Betlach smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bronze tries a head kick but it misses.
Bronze lands with a right hand.
Betlach throws a leg kick but Bronze sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Betlach!
Betlach lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bronze takes a step back to recover.
Betlach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bronze.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Betlach takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bronze fails to land the takedown.
Betlach throws a wild body kick that Bronze sees coming a mile off.
Betlach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Betlach connects with a body shot that sends Bronze's belly button to the back.
Vevrin Betlach seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Betlach throws a half hearted mid kick.
Betlach looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bronze is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bronze tries for a takedown but Betlach sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Betlach has closed the distance and engaged Bronze in a clinch.
Betlach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bronze blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bronze fails to land.
Betlach swings wildly with an uppercut but Bronze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Betlach tries to stall but Bronze uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bronze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Betlach manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Betlach makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Betlach working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Betlach misses with a body punch.
Bronze tries to circle away but Betlach has him pinned against the cage.
Betlach can't find room to land a body shot as Bronze controls the action.
Betlach is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Betlach missing with knees to the body.
Betlach struggles to land a body shot inside as Bronze controls his hands.
Bronze digs a right hand into Betlach's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Betlach's gas tank.
Betlach leaning against his opponent.
Nice body punch from Betlach.
Bronze swings wildly with an uppercut but Betlach uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Bronze.
Bronze tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Betlach smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Bronze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronze walks forward, straight into a front kick from Betlach.
Betlach tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bronze is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Bronze checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bronze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Betlach.
Betlach throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bronze counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bronze lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Betlach throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bronze.
Nice body punch from Bronze.
Bronze checks a leg kick.
Bronze throws a leg kick but Betlach checks it.
Bronze fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Betlach checks it well.
Betlach clobbers Bronze with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Betlach ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bronze checks a low kick from Betlach.
Bronze scores with the left hand. Betlach knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Vevrin Betlach just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Betlach blocks the body kick.
Nice jab there from Bronze.
Bronze avoids the body shot from Betlach.
Bronze connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Betlach's hands.
Betlach misses with a looping right.
Betlach with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Betlach tries to move into range but Bronze moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Betlach misses with a body shot.
Betlach throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bronze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Betlach paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bronze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Betlach.
Bronze throws a head kick but Betlach moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Betlach. Bronze shrugs it off though.
A cross from Bronze lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach blocks a head kick by Bronze.
Betlach lands a nice hook to Bronze's body. Bronze takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Betlach throws a solid leg kick but Bronze takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Betlach.
Bronze moves out of range of the leg kick from Betlach.
Bronze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bronze lands with a slapping head kick.
Betlach bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Betlach.
Betlach fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bronze.
Bronze circles away from the clinch attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Betlach.
Betlach dips to his left and cracks Bronze with an uppercut!
Betlach moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronze blocks a low kick nicely.
Bronze fails with a takedown attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bronze takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Betlach looks to land a body kick but Bronze moved away.
Betlach tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bronze manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bronze misses with a head kick.
Bronze takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Betlach chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bronze takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Betlach throws a low kick, looking for Bronze's leg but Bronze calmly moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Betlach there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bronze is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Betlach thumps Bronze with a low kick.
Betlach fails with an attempt to clinch.
Betlach throws the kick towards the body but Bronze avoids it.
Bronze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Betlach was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronze.
Betlach throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bronze on the side of the head.
Betlach looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Betlach.
Betlach blocks a head kick by Bronze.
Bronze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bronze lands with a shot to the body.
Betlach tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronze throws a leg kick but Betlach sees it coming and moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bronze.
Betlach shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Betlach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronze was well out of range. Poor timing from Betlach.
Bronze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Betlach throws out the jab.
A leg kick checked by Bronze.
Bronze throws a half hearted mid kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Betlach. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bronze defending well as Betlach loads up on a big left hand.
Betlach throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Betlach scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Betlach throws a push kick but Bronze slaps the foot to one side.
Bronze lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vevrin Betlach dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bronze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Betlach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bronze moves away.
Betlach fails to land with a series of punches.
Bronze chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Bronze forces Betlach back against the cage and clinches.
Bronze blocks an uppercut.
Betlach lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bronze backwards.
Bronze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Betlach takes a shot to the head.
Betlach wants to stall.
Bronze just leaning against Betlach, taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Bronze scores with a nice short uppercut.
Betlach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Betlach lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bronze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Betlach.
Bronze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Betlach tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bronze swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bronze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Bronze throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Betlach tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bronze is in Betlach's guard.
Bronze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Betlach controlling Bronze's posture.

Betlach looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bronze lands a couple of elbows.
Mr Bronze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bronze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Betlach avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bronze throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronze won't allow Betlach to sweep him here.

Betlach has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bronze can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Betlach is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bronze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bronze passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bronze thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bronze landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bronze tries to score with some ground and pound. Betlach controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Bronze decides to stand back up.
Betlach scores with a leg kick.
Betlach fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bronze takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bronze throws a head kick but Betlach moves out of range.
Betlach misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronze throws a sloppy head kick and Betlach moves out of range easily.
Betlach comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Betlach works over Bronze's head and body with a nice combination.
Betlach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bronze ducks under a wild hook from Betlach.
Betlach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronze.
Betlach feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bronze's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Betlach lands with a thumping leg kick.
Betlach looks to land a left hand but Bronze moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bronze stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bronze wants it to stay on the feet.
Betlach misses with a double jab.
Vevrin Betlach is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Betlach throws a jab but it's blocked by Bronze.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mr Bronze.
I think Betlach has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 47:48
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 47:48
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vevrin Betlach!
Vevrin Betlach is the new lightweight champion!
Vevrin Betlach gave a mention to Ultra Fight Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).